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/Sounds like "DYEM" (as in "dye")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for a dime, the ten-cent coin. The loose change that piles up in the truck ashtray - "ni un daim" means you have absolutely no cash on you.

Examples

I don't have a single daim on me, I'll pay you tomorrow when I get paid.

I spent a whole year collecting daims in a jar.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to be having bad luck or to be in a foul mood where everything goes sideways. It can describe a passing state of mind or a streak that feels endless, when nothing works and everything seems to go wrong at once.